Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
नारद उवाच । कर्मणा केन योगस्य सिद्धिर्भवति योगिनाम् । तदुपायं यथातत्त्वं ब्रूहि मे वदतां वर ॥ २६ ॥
nārada uvāca | karmaṇā kena yogasya siddhirbhavati yoginām | tadupāyaṃ yathātattvaṃ brūhi me vadatāṃ vara || 26 ||
நாரதர் கூறினார்—யோகிகளுக்கு யோக சித்தி எந்த வகை கர்மத்தால் உண்டாகிறது? வாக்கில் சிறந்தவரே, அதன் வழியை யதார்த்தமாக எனக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள்.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: jijnasa (inquisitive)
FAQs
The verse frames Yoga as something attained through a definite, truthful method (upāya) rooted in right practice (karma), and it signals a teacher–disciple inquiry where correct means matter as much as the goal.
While Bhakti is not named here, Narada’s question aligns with the Purāṇic approach that spiritual attainment requires a concrete sādhana; in later instruction this often includes devotion-oriented disciplines as effective “actions” supporting Yoga.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it is a methodological question about sādhana—asking for the precise practical means to success in Yoga.